Men's Golf

Men's Golf Finishes Fourth at NEC Championship

May 01, 2011

The Central Connecticut men's golf team finished fourth at the
Northeast Conference Championship with a team score of 915 strokes.
The Blue Devils improved in each round of the tournament by
shooting a 304 on Sunday. Senior Eric
Hawerchuk was the top Blue Devil finisher on the 6,937 yard,
par-72 Champions Gate Golf Course in Orlando, Florida. Hawerchuk
improved every round and finished with a team-best round of 69 on
Sunday to tie for 10th.

Hawerchuk opened the tournament with a 79, but cut his second
round score to 76 and then had an unbelievable final round 69. He
posted 224 strokes for the three rounds to earn his share of
10th.

Senior Justin
Hughes finished 12th he posted a 225 stroke score for the
tournament. Hughes shot rounds of 75, 71, and 79. Freshman Daniel
Morgan finished tied for 16th in his first NEC Tournament. He
posted rounds of 76, 77, and 78 to finish with 231 strokes.

The final two Blue Devil golfers were junior Kevin
Josephson and sophomore Dan
Fanion. Josephson finished tied for 38th with a
score of 241. He shot rounds of 76, 83, and 82. Fanion finished
42nd after rounds of 84, 81, and 78, he shot a 243 for the
tournament.

Sacred Heart took the team honors, with Robert Morris and Mount
St. Mary's finishing second and third. The Pioneers shot a team
score of 888. They won the tournament by 22 strokes. C.G.
Mercatoris of Robert Morris took the individual honors with a 215
stroke total.